Court grants substituted service on Taraba APC chairman in primary dispute

A Federal High Court sitting successful Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, has granted an bid for substituted work connected the authorities president of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Abubakar Bawa.

The ruling, delivered connected Wednesday, followed the alleged nonaccomplishment of the APC president to judge tribunal processes successful a suit challenging the result of the party’s caller authorities chairmanship primary.

The lawsuit was instituted by 1 of the aspirants successful the exercise, Alhaji Abdulhadi Lau, who is contesting the behaviour of the superior election. Lau accused the enactment enactment and its president of irregularities, arguing that the process did not supply a level playing tract for each contestants.

Counsel to the plaintiff, Pius D. Pius, told journalists aft the tribunal league that the substance had initially been scheduled for proceeding but could not proceed owed to difficulties successful serving the suspect with tribunal documents.

He explained that the plaintiff subsequently applied for substituted service, which the tribunal granted, permitting the originating processes to beryllium pasted astatine the APC secretariat.

According to him, respective attempts to personally service the APC president were unsuccessful, alleging that helium had consistently evaded service.

Following the ruling, the tribunal adjourned the lawsuit to June 8, 2026, for further proceedings.

The development, arsenic observed by our reporter, marks a caller signifier successful the lega...